bindtextdomain
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
bindtextdomain — Sets or gets the path for a domain
Description
$domain, ?string $directory): string|falseThe bindtextdomain() function sets or gets the path for a domain.
Parameters
-
domain -
The domain.
-
directory -
The directory path. An empty string means the current directory. If
null, the currently set directory is returned.
Return Values
The full pathname for the domain currently being set,
or false on failure.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.3 |
directory is nullable now.
Previously, it was not possible to retrieve the currently set directory.
|
Examples
Example #1 bindtextdomain() example
<?php
$domain = 'myapp';
echo bindtextdomain($domain, '/usr/share/myapp/locale');
?>
The above example will output:
/usr/share/myapp/locale
Notes
Note:
The bindtextdomain() information is maintained per process, not per thread.

